Photo: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from USA · Public domainParis Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.0 for each
Only 1% stay in Paris Township for work; outside it, Akron is the main destination (8%, 26 miles). 33 jobs are based in Paris Township, against 782 working residents. For jobs and income Paris Township is better than 46% of U.S. towns (B−); for walkability it is more walkable than 39% of U.S. towns (C+).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Paris Township at work: what stands out
Paris Township is a place people come home to
There are 33 jobs based in Paris Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Paris Township has about 910 people in it, 45% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Paris Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Paris Township is Akron, 26 miles away as the crow flies. 8% of working residents (63) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Paris Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 84 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 782 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Why Paris Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
Household income holds Paris Township’s grade up ($79,861, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate pulls it down (13.2%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on job access by car.
Unemployment (2.2%) is left out: Paris Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Paris Township could be anywhere from C to B+.
Paris Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 771 residents head out to work, 11 work right here, and 22 people come in from elsewhere.
About 910 people are in Paris Township on a workday afternoon, 45% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where in the region Paris Township works
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The trip to work from Paris Township: about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Paris Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 651 commuters (the 8% who work from home are left out). Across Ohio: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Where people from Paris Township work
Where Paris Township clocks in
8% of workers
7% of workers
5% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
The kinds of work in Paris Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Paris Township, 2013 → 2023: 55 → 33. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Paris Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In Paris Township, the car does most of the work
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 4.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 4.0.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 709 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.5% of Paris Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Paris Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Paris Township places 2,264th of 5,381 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 1,200 to 2,200
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Hewlett Harbor NY | 1,332 | $250K | 1.9% | 7.2% | 2% | A+ |
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| 23 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
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| 44 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 57 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
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| 2,262 | Bruce Township MI | 2,024 | $86K | 5.7% | 4.6% | 2% | B− |
| 2,263 | Middlebury NY | 1,315 | $86K | 8.2% | 3.8% | 2% | B− |
| 2,264 | Paris Township OH | 1,661 | $80K | 13.2% | 2.2% | 1% | B− |
| 2,265 | Roseland FL | 2,142 | $64K | 7.2% | 0.0% | 3% | B− |
| 2,266 | Mars PA | 1,391 | $51K | 10.0% | 1.0% | 2% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,381 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Paris Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Next door to Paris Township
The biggest share goes to Palmyra Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Paris Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paris Township | – | B− | C+ | 34 min | $79,861 |
| Newton Township | under 2% | C+ | C | 27 min | $62,327 |
| Charlestown Township | under 2% | B | C− | 24 min | $61,948 |
| Palmyra Township | 2% | B+ | D− | 32 min | $89,141 |
| Windham Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Windham Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Paris Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Paris Township: questions
What is the median household income in Paris Township?
$79,861 (±$13,844) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Paris Township?
13.2%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Paris Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Paris Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Akron (8%, 26 mi), Ravenna (7%, 11 mi), Cleveland (5%, 39 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Paris Township walkable?
Paris Township is more walkable than 39% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 4.0 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Paris Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Paris Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Paris Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.